Jürgen Ponto
German banker and lawyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jürgen Ponto (17 December 1923 Bad Nauheim, Hesse - 30 July 1977 Frankfurt am Main) was a German banker and since 1969 chairman of the Dresdner Bank board of directors.[2] Previously, he had worked as a lawyer. He was murdered by members of the Red Army Faction in events leading up to the German Autumn. Actor Erich Ponto was his uncle.
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Assassination of Jürgen Ponto | |
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Location | Oberursel, Hesse, West Germany, |
Date | 30 July 1977 17:10[1] – 17:30 at the latest. (CET) |
Target | Jürgen Ponto |
Attack type | Attempted kidnapping, murder |
Weapons | firearms |
Deaths | 1 civilian |
Perpetrators | Roter Morgen RAF Brigitte Mohnhaupt Christian Klar Susanne Albrecht |
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